Lt.-Col. (res.) Eyal Dror, commander of Israel’s Operation Good Neighbor from 2016 to 2018, has witnessed firsthand how humanitarian aid can bridge gaps between sworn enemies. Currently evacuated from his home in Kibbutz Dafna due to the ongoing conflict in the North, Dror shared with the Magazine his experiences leading one of Israel’s most … Read more
Syria’s new defense minister, Murhaf Abu Qasra, stated on Sunday that the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) cannot retain their own military bloc within the Syrian armed forces. Abu Qasra’s remarks, made during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, reflect the challenges in unifying Syria’s fragmented factions under a single command. The SDF, which … Read more
ISTANBUL, QUNEITRA — An Israeli drone strike on Wednesday in Quneitra, near Syria’s Golan Heights, targeted a military convoy, killing three people, including the village mayor of Ghadeer Al-Bustan, Abdo Al-Kouma. Two members of Syria’s new General Security Service were also killed in the strike, marking the first direct attack on the Military Operations … Read more
In dieser Extra-Ausgabe spricht Annalena Baerbock mit Gordon Repinski über die neuen Herausforderungen, die sich mit der Wiederwahl von Donald Trump als US-Präsident ergeben. Wie verändert sich die transatlantische Zusammenarbeit unter diesen Vorzeichen? Welche Strategien braucht Europa, um in einer Welt im Wandel seine Interessen zu wahren? Die Außenministerin geht auf die Stärkung der europäischen … Read more
Damascus: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani arrived in Damascus on Thursday, January 16, marking a significant moment in the flurry of high-level diplomatic visits to Syria since the fall of the previous government in December 2024, Syrian state television reported. The Qatari Foreign Ministry described the … Read more
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including Islamic State and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “take their hands off” Syria. According to Anadolu, Erdogan also called on Israel to halt its “aggressive actions” towards Syria: “Starting with Israel, the … Read more
Shortly after the Lebanese parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a deadlock that left the position vacant and the country rudderless for over two years, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar joined the list of well-wishers from around the world with a congratulatory message posted on X/Twitter. “I congratulate Lebanon upon the … Read more
Offen ist das Wort “Schlafwagen” in diesem Unions-Wahlkampf noch nicht gefallen. Doch hinter vorgehaltener Hand macht man sich Sorgen, dass Friedrich Merz als Kanzlerkandidat das Momentum verpassen und versehentlich aufs Abstellgleis fahren könnte. Wie Merz ab dieser Woche markanter, klarer und merkbarer auftreten will, bespricht Gordon Repinski mit Hauptstadt-Chefkorrespondent Rasmus Buchsteiner. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt die … Read more
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of top Middle Eastern and Western diplomats and Syria’s new foreign minister. Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said the foreign … Read more
Syria’s Ministry of Interior confirmed to The Media Line on Saturday that it had thwarted an Islamic State (ISIS) bombing plot targeting the Sayyida Zainab shrine on the outskirts of Damascus, a revered site for Shi’ite Muslims. A security official from the Ministry of Interior stated that the operation led to four arrests and … Read more
